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Half-Life: Opposing Force Hints
How do I make it across the first Specimen Cultivation Room?
1 of 5: The original bridge connecting the two platforms in one of the Specimen Cultivation Rooms of Testing Lab BDRC-101 has been destroyed. You will have to find another way across.
2 of 5: Notice all of the alien spores latched onto the wall? They are organic.
3 of 5: Your new handheld barnacle can latch onto them.
4 of 5: Aim the barnacle at one of the spores to swing yourself in that direction.
5 of 5: Swing yourself across to the far platform.